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Noun
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(n)
shellac
(lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white)
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shellac
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shellac varnish
(a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood)
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shellac
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shellack
(cover with shellac)
"She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"